The TBR tag

Hello everyone,

Stephen, put this one up recently on his blog and I really enjoyed reading it, so I thought I’d give it a go! (It was created by Rachel in 2014)

How do you keep track of your TBR pile?

Is your TBR mostly print or e-book?

I listen to a lot of my books, so I have multiple audiobooks waiting for me. My goal for this year was to read more physical books, so I do have quite a few on my TBR too.

How do you determine which book from your TBR to read next?

A book that’s been on your TBR the longest The Twelve (The Passage, #2)

The Twelve by Justin Cronin. I really want to get to this because I enjoyed the first book in the series, The Passage, and I’d like to read it before I watch the series. I heard him talk when he came into uni a few years ago and he was really interesting.

A book that you recently added to your TBR The One

The One by John Marrs. This is down to Stephen’s interview with John on his blog. Again, I’d like to read this before the Netflix series comes out.

A book on your TBR strictly because of its beautiful cover

A book on your TBR that you NEVER plan on actually reading Biting Anorexia: A Firsthand Account of an Internal War

Biting Anorexia by Lucy Howard-Taylor. That’s not because I don’t want to read it – I put it on my TBR to gain a better understanding of the condition because I used to be a nurse, and I still would like to do that – but because I HAVE 1, 269 BOOKS ON MY TBR, it’s probably not something I will actually get to.

An unpublished book on your TBR that you’re excited for

Love Without Borders: How Bold Faith Opens the Door to Embracing the Unexpected

Love Without Borders by Angela Braniff, which comes out next April. I stumbled across Angela’s YouTube channel a few months ago when she and her husband were going through the adoption process for their EIGHTH child. I am very interested in adoption, and though I generally don’t watch family channels because I don’t have kids and therefore don’t gain much from their tips and daily lives, I have enjoyed seeing their experiences in relation to adoption and bringing up so many children, and would like to read about them too.

A book on your TBR that basically everyone has read except you The Song Rising (The Bone Season, #3)

The Song Rising by Samantha Shannon, which is the third book in The Bone Season series. I really enjoyed the other books and have heard so many good things about this one, so I must get to it!

A book on your TBR that everyone recommends to you

The Poet X

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. I love books that are written in verse and they are relatively hard to come by, so I am really keen to read this one.

A book on your TBR that you’re just dying to read

The Binding by Bridget Collins. The BindingIt’s sitting on my bedside table and I have started it, but my bad habit of starting to read other books at the same time has taken over and I haven’t got far into, even though it sounds right up my alley!

The number of books on your Goodreads TBR shelf

I hope the next book you pick from your TBR turns out to be a great one!